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u.s.-israel relationship is strong and open enough and the lines of communication are open up that it would not happen. one of the other things that if it may give a little positivity towards that is a concern that the nuclear facilities are so far in the ground that israel does not producing a satisfactory assault. they would need u.s. plant emissions to carry some of those weapons. perhaps that might give some hope there would be communication, if there is an attack down the line, that the two countries would be to work together and cordray. host: 3 more, go to foreignpolicy.com. thank you for talking to our viewers. guest: thank you for having me. host: that does it for today. we will be back live tomorrow morning but lawmakers make their way back for the lame-duck session that begins today. we will be up there taking your calls and your comments and questions. thank you for watching today. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satell
u.s.-israel relationship is strong and open enough and the lines of communication are open up that it would not happen. one of the other things that if it may give a little positivity towards that is a concern that the nuclear facilities are so far in the ground that israel does not producing a satisfactory assault. they would need u.s. plant emissions to carry some of those weapons. perhaps that might give some hope there would be communication, if there is an attack down the line, that the...
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house and 20 in the u.s. senate she spoke at a group called "emily's list" known for supporting pro choice women candidates. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> i realize we are standing room only, which is great. thank you all for joining. my name is stef knee and i'm -- [applause] and i am the president of emily's list. [applause] and thank you on behalf of emily's list for joining us this morning. we're so, so excited to be here. can i just start by saying, we won! and we won across the board. it was a historic night just a little over a week ago and we wanted to bring folks together today to share in that celebration but also to talk a little bit about what we learned through this election as we move forward. and this election was really about women. it was about women voters. and it was about women candidates. and women leaders. and that is an incredible place for all of us to be as we move forward in this country. so we are going to have a few special guests here today and then we're going to sit down wi
house and 20 in the u.s. senate she spoke at a group called "emily's list" known for supporting pro choice women candidates. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> i realize we are standing room only, which is great. thank you all for joining. my name is stef knee and i'm -- [applause] and i am the president of emily's list. [applause] and thank you on behalf of emily's list for joining us this morning. we're so, so excited to be here. can i just start by saying, we won! and we won...
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the u.s. will not receive any of these benefits until congress authorizes the president to grant russia permanent normal trade relations. simply put, american companies, workers, and farmers are being put at a competitive disadvantage. last year my home state of michigan exported $225 million worth of goods to russia. despite many of its best products facing tough competition from foreign competitors. with this agreement in place, farmers and producers in my district will be assured of more predictable market access for the crops and arkansas urel goods, while manufacturers will enjoy reduced tariff rates for michigan-made vehicles and equipment. as the world trade organization member, russia has agreed to comply with the rule of law. though these reforms won't happen overnight, russia's accession to the world trade organization requires their compliance with all of the organization's rules and duties. this includes addressing discriminatory practices, enforcing intellectual property rights, a
the u.s. will not receive any of these benefits until congress authorizes the president to grant russia permanent normal trade relations. simply put, american companies, workers, and farmers are being put at a competitive disadvantage. last year my home state of michigan exported $225 million worth of goods to russia. despite many of its best products facing tough competition from foreign competitors. with this agreement in place, farmers and producers in my district will be assured of more...
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in the u.s., there are people in the u.s. who think despite iran having stopped its program in 2003, that iran is determined to get the bomb no matter what. they believe it in their heart to be true. these talks are simply, again, a smokescreen. so it's hard to have a real negotiation when one side things the other side's determined to cheat, and the other side thinks they are trying to knock them out of office and depose them. so i think we have to grapple with this issue of is the other side serious or not? how do we demonstrate to the other side, i mean this for both sides, they are serious. as i understand the current set of proposals from both sides, both want to get a deal around the issue of 20% enrichment. i won't go into details about that. they want to play small ball, get something, and then push the can down the road. i think that's a mistake. i think that is a mistake. first of all you are shrinking the negotiation space. if all you are going to talk about is 20%, then you can't talk about other -- and you run in
in the u.s., there are people in the u.s. who think despite iran having stopped its program in 2003, that iran is determined to get the bomb no matter what. they believe it in their heart to be true. these talks are simply, again, a smokescreen. so it's hard to have a real negotiation when one side things the other side's determined to cheat, and the other side thinks they are trying to knock them out of office and depose them. so i think we have to grapple with this issue of is the other side...
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the u.s. cannot afford tax cuts that were passed 10 years ago -- over 10 years ago now. he feels that the most fair way to pick our revenue shortfall is by raising revenue from the very top. >> explained to everyone, if you can. under balsams and, it was predicted that we have -- bowl es-simpson, it was predicted that we would have 16 trillion dollars. even if you have that, why is that ok to have 22 trillion dollars of debt at in 10 years? by the is that considered still a good thing to do? -- why is that considered still a good thing to do it? >> the best capacity is the size of the debt relative to the economy. what the president has proposed is to put us on a path where the debt is stabilized and we are coming down relative to gdp. >> it is still 100% of gdp. >> i would explain a little bit about the numbers. that is the 16 trillion dollar figure that you mentioned earlier. i do nothing that is inappropriate way of measuring our debt. it is not the measure of that that is economic relevant
the u.s. cannot afford tax cuts that were passed 10 years ago -- over 10 years ago now. he feels that the most fair way to pick our revenue shortfall is by raising revenue from the very top. >> explained to everyone, if you can. under balsams and, it was predicted that we have -- bowl es-simpson, it was predicted that we would have 16 trillion dollars. even if you have that, why is that ok to have 22 trillion dollars of debt at in 10 years? by the is that considered still a good thing to...
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we know how much money the u.s. has invested in this. we also understand the u.s. army has put out a request for procurement for its own iron dome, leaning towards a version that would take years to develop and billions of dollars that the u.s. taxpayer frankly does not have right now. why should the u.s. army not use the iron dome that is already tested? do you wish the u.s. military would purchase the iron dome? following up on iran, the window has not yet closed for a military option against iran -- why do you think it is the right time to step down as defense minister? you feel there is unfinished business still? >> on the iron dome question, i spent some time going through our 2014 budget request. we are in the process of evaluating all the requests by the different services with regard to what capabilities they want to have in the future. in doing that, we have to pay attention to the resources and what is available, and whether or not it fits in the financial resources we have set aside in order to implement our defense strategy. my approach to that is, what
we know how much money the u.s. has invested in this. we also understand the u.s. army has put out a request for procurement for its own iron dome, leaning towards a version that would take years to develop and billions of dollars that the u.s. taxpayer frankly does not have right now. why should the u.s. army not use the iron dome that is already tested? do you wish the u.s. military would purchase the iron dome? following up on iran, the window has not yet closed for a military option against...
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the u.s.? caller: i was looking at a place in a number of places in the philippines a friend of mine i'm a veteran and talk to other vets and he has a very nice small apartment right across the street from the beach and it's $150 a month. host: do you get a military pension? caller: no, i don't. i just missed. host: host: we're looking at twitter page. back to our calls in memphis. how is the economy affecting your retirement plans? caller: the economy is affecting my retirement plans. when the -- before the market crashed i had mutual fund and a stock in a couple of different companies. as the economy tanked even more i was one of the people who was without employment. i was able to draw unemployment and so i was able to have that until i received another job which was at a greater pay cut. now at this point trying to go back to school, trying to get my mutual funds back together because i did cash one of them out. my ira is together. i never rolled my 401-k over either. at this point trying
the u.s.? caller: i was looking at a place in a number of places in the philippines a friend of mine i'm a veteran and talk to other vets and he has a very nice small apartment right across the street from the beach and it's $150 a month. host: do you get a military pension? caller: no, i don't. i just missed. host: host: we're looking at twitter page. back to our calls in memphis. how is the economy affecting your retirement plans? caller: the economy is affecting my retirement plans. when the...
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what chance will the u.s. have to succeed in 2014 if the safe havens are not dealt with more strikingly than they are today? >> in many ways the success in afghanistan is dependent on having a pakistan that is willing to confront terrorism on their side of the border and prevent safe havens. i think right now the ability to develop a security force in afghanistan that is able to provide security that can establish operational capability to confront threats on the afghan side of the border is extremely important to the future. we are building this force. that is extremely important to our ability to make the transition and have an afghanistan that can provide security. that is going to be an important key, but to be able to succeed in afghanistan is also going to require -- the threats ic to worry about in the future are the following. we have to have an afghanistan that can govern itself, that can move away from corruption, that can have the capability to provide the kind of governance you need to secure that
what chance will the u.s. have to succeed in 2014 if the safe havens are not dealt with more strikingly than they are today? >> in many ways the success in afghanistan is dependent on having a pakistan that is willing to confront terrorism on their side of the border and prevent safe havens. i think right now the ability to develop a security force in afghanistan that is able to provide security that can establish operational capability to confront threats on the afghan side of the border...
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the u.s. house gavels in to begin their first bit of legislative work starting the lame duck session, four bills including on asthma inhalers and gavel back out when they finish to return for votes at 6:30 and we expect them to swear in a number of members filling out the remainder of terms for the 112th congress. we expect those to happen during the upcoming votes at 6:30 this evening. the senate also in session today and they have been dealing with a bill drk working on rules to federal land to federal hunting and fishing and the house and senate committees getting under way this week. the intelligence committees in particular off the floor, the intelligence committee of the senate and the house will be meeting in closed session to look at the attack in libya in benghazi this week. tomorrow on c-span 3, we will be covering a hearing looking at the meningitis outbreak. that is tomorrow morning at 10:00 eastern, c-span 3. the president will be hosting a news conference. we do not know the time
the u.s. house gavels in to begin their first bit of legislative work starting the lame duck session, four bills including on asthma inhalers and gavel back out when they finish to return for votes at 6:30 and we expect them to swear in a number of members filling out the remainder of terms for the 112th congress. we expect those to happen during the upcoming votes at 6:30 this evening. the senate also in session today and they have been dealing with a bill drk working on rules to federal land...
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they are not governed by u.s. a football or pop warner. they cannot tell every coach in america this is the way you need to do it. i want to share this as an example of what you are fighting against at the grass-roots level. we approached a league. we have played at the highest level. there is a model of standards. it is already out there. the nfl has already set a standard. they've already set a standard for youth coaches in america. the problem is they do not embrace changes because it is all about winning. it is the win at all costs mentality. nobody remembers the w's and l's years from now. what matters is the effects of the game. " we tried to do is say, if you want to improve safety and making sure these coaches are responsible and accountable, and implement a league czar. they protected players. they work with the nfl to say these are the things we want to give. these are the issues. that is what needs to happen. it may have to be legislated. if we're serious about making changes to the game and making safety paramount at the youth
they are not governed by u.s. a football or pop warner. they cannot tell every coach in america this is the way you need to do it. i want to share this as an example of what you are fighting against at the grass-roots level. we approached a league. we have played at the highest level. there is a model of standards. it is already out there. the nfl has already set a standard. they've already set a standard for youth coaches in america. the problem is they do not embrace changes because it is all...
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sees no evidence that u.s. air strikes, u.s. drone strikes, have led to an increase in the number of operatives within al qaeda. i think that's either incredibly naive or deliberately misleading. and one of the potential reasons for that may be that the u.s. -- u.s. policymakers in yemen just don't get out and don't interact with a lot of yemenis. there are obviously very real security concerns. we all know the situation in benghazi. obviously u.s. diplomats abroad are a target. i was just in yemen a couple of weeks ago. i visited the u.s. embassy. it's very, very difficult to get in and once you're in, you don't really get out. when i first started going to yemen, about a decade ago, you had u.s. diplomats who were based all throughout the city, they would travel throughout the country. now the situation is that the u.s. diplomats all live in essentially what's a little green zone. so you have them staying at the sheridan hotel which is right above the embassy in sort of the secure corridor, and then going to work at the embass
sees no evidence that u.s. air strikes, u.s. drone strikes, have led to an increase in the number of operatives within al qaeda. i think that's either incredibly naive or deliberately misleading. and one of the potential reasons for that may be that the u.s. -- u.s. policymakers in yemen just don't get out and don't interact with a lot of yemenis. there are obviously very real security concerns. we all know the situation in benghazi. obviously u.s. diplomats abroad are a target. i was just in...
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we're working with the u.s. dot. although there has been a lot of mutual aid to bring in, more utility crews from surrounding areas as far south and west as california, those cruz becher drive in and get their relatively fast have driven in. but we still have crews on the west coast that have 3-5 days transit time. there is also concerned that with the fire season, if they could not get back for their fire season was that gets going, that they would not be able to send their resources. there is also aircraft. there are teams and equipment that will be airlifted from california, west coast teams to support this response. but also, understand that teams were already moving well before sandy hit. teams have been called from the midwest and south. it makes sense that -- if it makes sense that they can drive their faster than flying, then they are driving in. for those that need to, they're flying in this afternoon. >> i am wondering how the contacting process is going. some contracts are already in place. will there be p
we're working with the u.s. dot. although there has been a lot of mutual aid to bring in, more utility crews from surrounding areas as far south and west as california, those cruz becher drive in and get their relatively fast have driven in. but we still have crews on the west coast that have 3-5 days transit time. there is also concerned that with the fire season, if they could not get back for their fire season was that gets going, that they would not be able to send their resources. there is...
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canada and u.s. have an interesting -- >> [indiscernible] >> i think we were a lot better off when it was -- anyway, that is in a side. i want to ask mj the question as to moving from the flash point at the moment, the longer-term issue of the indian ocean and sing china bases in sri lanka and elsewhere. does any regard this as a legitimate protection by china of its sea lanes for commerce with africa where it has significant oil, or does it see ed an instrument -- see it as a threat to india as opposed to a legitimate protection of its commercial sea lanes? >> thank you. let me go to alisa. >> with all of the talk about jacqueline hide, i was surprised none of the mentioned the question about how china it treats its own people and human rights. i wonder, earlier this year when a human rights lawyer escape to the u.s. embassy, awkward for secretary clinton at the time, but ultimately led her to say that human rights has to be at the heart of diplomacy with china. i would just like to hear how each of
canada and u.s. have an interesting -- >> [indiscernible] >> i think we were a lot better off when it was -- anyway, that is in a side. i want to ask mj the question as to moving from the flash point at the moment, the longer-term issue of the indian ocean and sing china bases in sri lanka and elsewhere. does any regard this as a legitimate protection by china of its sea lanes for commerce with africa where it has significant oil, or does it see ed an instrument -- see it as a...
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since the u.s.-india deal had not gone through and indians are still waiting to get their energy, my question is, the secretary is pushing for this p.o., and we are in the second term also? >> which specific deal? >> the nuclear deal. >> we are looking at the entire u.s.-india and defense relationship to see how we can build capabilities. >> are we expecting any visit by the secretary to india? >> i am not aware of any plan for the near future but i will let you know if that changes. >> can you specify which service? navy or air force? >> i will not comment on who it belonged to. we have a very strong joint force in that part of the world. 4:40 a.m. eastern daylight time. >> was the secretary awoken and advise? >> he was advised very early in the morning of the incident. the white house was informed very quickly as well. >> having occurred over international waters, was the drone struck by bullets? >> ibased on our assessment, it was not hit or received any damage. it returned to base. i will not sa
since the u.s.-india deal had not gone through and indians are still waiting to get their energy, my question is, the secretary is pushing for this p.o., and we are in the second term also? >> which specific deal? >> the nuclear deal. >> we are looking at the entire u.s.-india and defense relationship to see how we can build capabilities. >> are we expecting any visit by the secretary to india? >> i am not aware of any plan for the near future but i will let you...
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the council has selected u.s. economic competitiveness, education competing globally, the middle east, china, afghanistan, pakistan, and u.s. energy policy as the six issues. starting with that, looking at it strategically, do you feel that those are the core issues before the president and this administration in our country, going into 2013? if not, what would you change, what would you add? >> when i was informed about the outcome of the process by which the world affairs council came up with those issues, i thought they had it exactly right. i think that those are the big issues. congratulations to you, you had them just right. if you look at the national security challenges and foreign- policy challenges that we face, the number one challenge is getting our fiscal house in order. getting a handle on the debt, getting a handle on the deficit, which is critical in order to get the economy growing again and people back to work. that is certainly the number one domestic challenge, but it is also the number one nat
the council has selected u.s. economic competitiveness, education competing globally, the middle east, china, afghanistan, pakistan, and u.s. energy policy as the six issues. starting with that, looking at it strategically, do you feel that those are the core issues before the president and this administration in our country, going into 2013? if not, what would you change, what would you add? >> when i was informed about the outcome of the process by which the world affairs council came...
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as of last year, u.s. -- the u.s. virgin islands had a total of 1,807 men and women armed services personnel serving in the army, air force, coast guard and navy. we have 108 officers proudly serving in our national guard and air guard and sadly, we too lost soldier well, lost eight in the afghan and iraq wars. presently, the decision on which flags fly and are laons rests with the individual base commander. the display of flags in the territories and u.s. military installations at home and abroad varies. the department of the army is the only branch of the military that has taken steps to ensure a service-wide policy requiring display of all 56 flags. i stand today with my five delegate colleagues to again call on the senate to adopt the house bill that includes language requiring all branches of the armed fores to fly the flags of the district of columbia, american samoa, the commonwealth of the northern marianas, quam, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands when the flags of the 50 states are displayed. we're tire
as of last year, u.s. -- the u.s. virgin islands had a total of 1,807 men and women armed services personnel serving in the army, air force, coast guard and navy. we have 108 officers proudly serving in our national guard and air guard and sadly, we too lost soldier well, lost eight in the afghan and iraq wars. presently, the decision on which flags fly and are laons rests with the individual base commander. the display of flags in the territories and u.s. military installations at home and...
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but anyway, the financial sector is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and it's one of the most people who earn $250,000 work in wages, it's also where large -- very wealthy people like mitt romney who makes sure that their income was made in capital gains so that they can be at a 15% rate, it's just unconscionable for me to think that these people are being asked to pay out a few more taxes and other the -- on the other side, the compromises for people to forego medicaid, medicare, their health insurance. in fact, those programs are the most efficient of the -- efficient of the overall health industry in the united states, which is the most expensive and that's where we need to focus our congressional legislation and to figure out how to lower the overall cost of health care which will automatically lower medicare and medicaid. . . host: dell la, last one here, talking about the bush era income tax cuts. caller: good morning. i don't think we can rely solely on the expiration of the tax cutters in 2% to increase our revenue. what we must do, and
but anyway, the financial sector is the biggest part of the u.s. economy and it's one of the most people who earn $250,000 work in wages, it's also where large -- very wealthy people like mitt romney who makes sure that their income was made in capital gains so that they can be at a 15% rate, it's just unconscionable for me to think that these people are being asked to pay out a few more taxes and other the -- on the other side, the compromises for people to forego medicaid, medicare, their...